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Bluefield College will host a weeklong series of lectures, films, discussions and other activities designed to increase global cultural awareness and to "bring the world to BC students and the community."

BC to Bring the World to Students

Bluefield College will host a weeklong series of lectures, films, discussions and other activities, April 9-13, designed to increase global cultural awareness and to "bring the world to BC students and the community."

Titled Global Education Emphasis Week, the international education week will feature special presentations, lectures, panel discussions, films, international guests, and meals designed for students, faculty, staff and the community at-large to participate in the growing emphasis placed on global education.

Open and free (with the exception of meals) to the community, including high school and other college students, Global Education Emphasis Week will address the economies, families, and cultures of international countries. The week will also feature discussions on traveling and studying abroad, as well as special guest presentations from visitors from Brazil, Syria, Uruguay, Europe, and Central Asia.

"The purpose of this week is to increase awareness among our students and the general public of the growing global environment in which we live," said Dr. Gerardo Cummings, director of Global Education at BC, "where there is an undeniable interconnectivity through business ventures, social media, education, politics, tourism, and never-ending migratory movements."

Cummings likened Bluefield's Global Education Emphasis Week to International Week at the University of Pittsburgh, George Mason University and James Madison University; International Education Week at Arizona State University, Murray State University and Western Michigan University; and Global Week at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. All have the common vision, he said, of "celebrating internationalizing."

3:00 p.m., "From Syria and Brazil with Love: How to Travel and Study for Free with the Fulbright Program," a special presentation by Bluefield State College Fulbright teaching assistants Fares Dabbagiegh of Syria and Cristiano Melo of Brazil, 101 Lansdell Hall